Category Wildlife

A group of three otters (Lutra lutra) rests atop some ice covered stone in shallow sea waters, Kaltene Seacoast, Kurzeme, Latvia Ⓒ Davis Ulands | davisulands.com (Davis Ulands/Ⓒ Davis Ulands | davisulands.com)   Ne gluži tā ikdienišķākā situācija ūdru aprindās,…

Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, mad as a hatter • Near Ķemeri, Latvia

Roe Deer Buck Capreolus capreolus • Kuja Nature Park, Latvia

Racoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides • Kuja nature park, Latvia

Grey seal Halichoerus grypus • Mangaļsala, Latvia

Common cranes Grus grus • Dviete, Latvia

Wild boar Sus scrofa piglets • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Mountain hare Lepus timidus • near Balvi, Latvia

Common cranes Grus grus • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Common cranes Grus grus • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Common cranes Grus grus • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Common cranes Grus grus • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Ankle deep in the mud, common cranes are doing their morning preening and grooming thingies… Common crane Grus grus • Ķemeri National Park, Latvia

Elk Alces alces • Augstroze, Latvia

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus • Ruņupe protected nature area, Latvia

Two (out of five altogether) long-eared owl (Asio otus) chicks, since almost sundown keeps shrieking. Shrieking through the short summer night is a sure thing how to get food from parent owls… Long-eared owl Asio otus • Madona, Latvia  

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis • Gauja National Park, Latvia

Southern brown kiwi or Stewart Island tokoeka Apteryx australis lawryi I froze the movement, because of some tiny light speck of blinking eye… And yeah, there it was – a kiwi bird. Not too far away. Probably i accidentally could…

Weka Gallirallus australis • New Zealand